[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 3426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1327]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:  Department of Education.
SUMMARY:  The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES:  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB 
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the 
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat 
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal 
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform 
its statutory obligations. The Leader, Information Management Group, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes that notice 
containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission 
of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped 
by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. 
new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) 
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and 
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of 
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 
public comment.

    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Reference and Reporting Guide for Preparing State and 
Institutional Report on Teacher Quality and Preparation (JS).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 1.
      Burden Hours: 123305.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1998 calls for annual reports 
from states and institutions of higher education on the quality of 
teacher education and related matters (P.L. 105-244, Section 207; 20 
USC 1027). The purpose of the reports is to provide greater 
accountability in the preparation of America's teaching force and to 
provide information and incentives for its improvement. Most 
institutions of higher education that have teacher preparation programs 
must report annually to their states on the performance of their 
program completers on teacher certification tests. States, in turn, 
must report test performance information, institution by institution, 
to the Secretary of Education, along with institutional rankings. They 
must also report on their requirements for licensing teachers, state 
standards, alternative routes to certification, waivers, and related 
items. A planning report from the states to the Secretary of Education 
is due by October 7, 2000. Annual reports from institutions are due to 
the states, beginning April 7, 2000; reports from the states are due 
annually to the Secretary, beginning October 7, 2001; the Secretary's 
report is due annually to Congress, beginning April 7, 2002.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to 
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Requests 
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-708-9346.
    Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be directed to Schubart at (202) 708-9266. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. 00-1327 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am]
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